TRAFFIC: 5kph track machine holding up morning traffic in Newbridge

A reader sent in a photo of a track machine travelling at around 5 km per hour which was holding up traffic on the outskirts of Newbridge this morning.

The scene is on the R445 near the Ballymany Roundabout after 9.30am.

The reader asked: "Should this machine not have been on a low-loader which would be able to travel faster and not hold up morning traffic?

"Aren't there minimum speed stipulations for vehicles on regional roads like the R445?"